Briefs

Wilderson honored with American Book Award

Frank B. Wilderson III, professor of African American studies and drama at UC Irvine, has received the 2008 American Book…

Computer science professor named engineering fellow

Michael T. Goodrich, Chancellor’s Professor of computer science and associate dean for faculty development in UC Irvine’s Donald Bren School…

'Paper Citizens' author looks at undocumented migration

An era of mass migrations, porous borders and easily obtained fraudulent documents is blurring the definition of citizenship and putting…

UCI neuroscientists play key role in new book

UC Irvine’s strength as a top institution for neuroscience research is well represented in the new book, “From Development to…

UCI student a finalist in 'crazy green idea' contest

Kyle Good’s notion of a sustainable energy storage device designed to power electric vehicles has catapulted him to the finalists…

Olson re-elected to water district board

Betty H. Olson, UC Irvine professor of civil and environmental engineering and associate director of the Urban Water Research Center,…

UCI Libraries exhibit looks at 'Immigrant Lives in OC'

“Immigrant Lives in ‘The O.C.’ and Beyond,” a new exhibit that traces the history of immigration in the county, opens…

UCI ranks 21st on Kiplinger's 100 best education deals list

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine ranked UC Irvine 21st this year in its annual listing of the top 100 values in…

Physics paper named 'milestone'

Steven White, UC Irvine physics and astronomy professor, has been honored by the journal Physical Review Letters, which named his…

New book explores minimum wage increase

In his new book, “Minimum Wages,” UC Irvine economics professor David Neumark warns against increasing the federal minimum wage, contradicting…